Set of construction drawings & specifications necessary for developing a building

In order to complete any construction project (building) successfully, proper arrangement of construction documents, drawings, sketches and plans is necessary. In a construction project there may be various types of documents which can fulfill the need of several clients and buildings.

he estimated budget of the construction project can be influenced significantly with the modification in the drawing requirements. Still, some specific conventions are mostly recognized. Given below the detailed lists of drawings generally found in a typical Set of Construction Documents:

1. Architectural Drawings: An architectural drawing refers to a technical drawing concerning a building (or building project). The architects utilize it to create a design idea & transform into a logical proposal for conveying ideas and concepts as well as assuring clients of the merits regarding a design. Besides, a building contractor gets benefitted to develop the building with architectural drawings as well as use these as a record of the accomplished work, and the record of a existing building.

The lists provided below are the standard components available in a complete set of Architectural Construction Drawings:

4. Structural Drawings: These drawings represent the support system of the building that ranges from how the building is positioned, types of structural components of the building, the required strength of the building as well as how beams, columns, stairs, slabs etc. are interlinked. The structural drawings contain the following elements :-